there is a level cap... so i'd only spread yourself out so much... and once you've sorted out what kind of character you want... focus on that

I failed at this part. Haha I went with pure archery, unless I couldn't pick one of those, then I'd just pick whatever. Only recently have I started to focus in on specific traits for my guy. I was sort of all over the place when choosing perks. I've learned my lesson though. All one-handed combat and blocking for me now, as archery is now maxed out.

I'm a big fan of just hack and slash though. Especially with my realistic blood Mod I got. Haha Gruesome.

I failed at this part. Haha I went with pure archery, unless I couldn't pick one of those, then I'd just pick whatever. Only recently have I started to focus in on specific traits for my guy. I was sort of all over the place when choosing perks. I've learned my lesson though. All one-handed combat and blocking for me now, as archery is now maxed out.

I'm a big fan of just hack and slash though. Especially with my realistic blood Mod I got. Haha Gruesome.

the only ESSENTIAL skills to build up are enchanting, the potion making one.. whatever its called, and smithing (both weapons and armor)

your combat style... thats all up to you, really..

but, you NEED to be able to make strong ass potions... specifically, the fortify enchanting and fortify smithing potions..

so when you're crafting your equipment, you maximize how bad ass they're going to be

enchanting is important for many reasons... mainly for the dual enchanting perk, and to compensate for the drawbacks of your chosen weapon... like, if you're an archer... you want your bow to be able to paralyze enemies, taking away their chance to rush you while you reload... and then secondary damage (fire/ice/whatever)

Screw stealth its too hard with a mage. I just went Mage/Warrior, depending on the mission i will use magic or i'll go sword n board(as my friends would say). I joined the imperial legion and the college of winterhood. Next character i make will probably be a Khajit seeing as they excel in stealth

Played as battle mage and cannot imagine any other combination, which would be more fun to play, slash/heal/slash/conjure... etc. Disapointed with Imperial/Stormcloak campaigns as they are pretty plain and boring with same endings. Winterwoods campaign is awesome though. Any other campaigns, which would be worth turning on the game back?

Played as battle mage and cannot imagine any other combination, which would be more fun to play, slash/heal/slash/conjure... etc. Disapointed with Imperial/Stormcloak campaigns as they are pretty plain and boring with same endings. Winterwoods campaign is awesome though. Any other campaigns, which would be worth turning on the game back?

if you haven't done thieves guild and the dark brotherhood.. i highly suggest them... i had a crapload of fun with them... and stealth isn't REALLY nescessary for them...

the daedric quests are fun as hell too.. and the daedric artifacts you get are all pretty bad ass weapons..

the ones i didnt enjoy at all were the bards college... and the dragon priest masks... the masks look cool, and for a lower levelled character are good pieces of armor, and you get new shouts... but it was the same process to get them over and over again